The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-17
MOVEMENTS AT THE LEVEE.
GENERAL NEWS.

LAhILh CiOuuy'
INDICATIONS Of rain.
BUSINESS rather dull
THREE boats leaving today.
RID river is rising at Shreveport.
The river here remains stationary.
TaE Mississippi is rising slowly at
st. Louis.
TIE Arkansas river is falling slowly
at Little Rock.
The Tennessee and Cumberland
rivers are falling.
THE Ohickssaw left for White river
with a good trip.
Tug LionesI, with tow OF empties,
is dus from New Orleans.
THE Ironsides is due here with sew
eral barges loaded with iron.
The City OF Providencs is advertised
to leave here tomorrow morning as 8
O'Clock for st. Louis.
THE reports ss to the condition OF
the st. Francis river at Madison and
Mark Tree will be found on the local
page.
THE City Of Vicksburg, OF the An
Choir Line, is announced to leave from
the elevator at 6 o'clock this evening
for ViCksburg.
THR Belle Memphis passed to st.
Louis yesterday morning She put IL
SO bales OF cotton and added about 20
tons OF miscellaneous freight.
THE lighthouse tender, Joseph Hen
~, Is at Cairo and by this time is
probably in change of her new COM
msnder, Capt. W. p. Flowers.
THE Granite State is the regular
packet of the Memphis and Cincinnati
Packet Line TO leave here tomorrow
evening for Cincinnati. Capt. O. B.
Russell is agent.
THE Coahoma, tom Asbport,
brought "a bales cotton, 20 hag' seed
cotton and 1928 sacks cotton seed She
went back up the river yesterday
evening with fair trip.
THE James Lee, from Friars Point,
brought IS bales OF cotton, Fl bags of
seed cotton, 38 sacks of cotton sesd
and 3 head Of stock, She went back
yesterday evening Wiz. :. fair trinn.
THR Future City, from st. Louis,
towing seven bargeS, passed to New
Orleans yesterday. She added here
barge No. 90, which contains $4,000
sacks OF oil cake and 2300 empty bar
rels.
THE fl rot sidewheel steamer Chesa-
peake, commanded by that popular
and gentlemanly steamboatman Cept.
w. p. Hall, leaves this evening for
Tiptonville and all way points on the
upper coast. Mr.. John ID. Fuller, one
OF the mott popular clerks on the river,
has charge OF the office.
THE Kate Adams, with the veteran
Capt Mark Cheek on the roof. leaves
at 5 o'clock this evening for Helena,
Terrene, Concordia, Arkansas City
and all way landings. Capt. VIM.
Blanter, "everybody's friend" has
charge OF the office, and he is assisted
in his clerical duties by n essrs. Harry
Best and Lew Price.
NAToHRz Democrat, 18th The river at
this point last year reached the high
est notch on May lob, when the
gauge read SO feet inches; in 1880,
the highest point was reached April
10th, when the gauge reading was AZ
feet 8 inches; in 1881, April 9th, 40
feet 8 inches; in 1882, March 28th, AZ
feet 0 inches; in 1883, April 7th, Al
feet even in 1884, March Goth, AZ feet
3 inches in 1885, February Sd, AZ feet
z inches.
THE following changes have been
made in government lights between .
this port and Cairo: Discontinued
Centennial light, on account OF high
water; TO be continued later. Moved
down 200 yards; dscon-
tinued temporarily-light on Plum
Point bikes, on account of high water;
light at Bob Watson's, down 200 yards;
moved-Phillips's light, down TO Dom
elson Point, and Hickman light, down
to the brick warehouse.